Bristol Channel from Penarth, Evening

Allen Memorial Art Museum (AMAM), Oberlin, OH, US

Soft Slate
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
Bristol Channel from Penarth, Evening by Alfred Sisley

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
62.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
11.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#999696 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 33°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 62.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 11.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 62.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Bristol Channel from Penarth, Evening" (1897) reads as a mid, muted-saturation balanced palette built around Slate and Beige. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #A37D3E pulls the eye.

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